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Qingyan Lige Decoction (Clear the Throat and Benefit the Diaphragm Decoction)

Qingyan Lige Decoction consists of Qiaoyao (Forsythiae Fructus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), and Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos). Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas), and Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) are added.
It treats symptoms caused by accumulated heat, such as soreness and swelling of the throat, copious phlegm and saliva, Ru'e (tonsillitis), Houbi (obstruction of the throat), Houyong (abscess of the throat), Chongshe (double tongue), Mushe (wooden tongue), discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, irritability with a desire to drink cold water, and constipation.
Prescription: Qiaoyao, Huangqin, Gancao, Jiegeng, Jingjie, Fangfeng, Shanzhi, Bohe, Jinyinhua, Huanglian, Niubangzi, Xuanshen (each 1 qian); Dahuang, Puxiao (each 2 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.

Xuanshen Jiedu Tang (Scrophularia Detoxification Decoction)

Xuanshen Jiedu Tang consists of Xuanshen, Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gancao, Huangqin, Jiegeng, Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), and Jingjie, used together with Danzhuyexie (Lophatheri Herba) and Dengxincao (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) for better effect.
It treats soreness and swelling of the throat where diet remains difficult after emetic or purgative therapy, and residual swelling has not subsided.
Prescription: Xuanshen, Zhizi, Gancao, Huangqin, Jiegeng, Gegen, Shengdi, Jingjie (each 1 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water with twenty pieces of Danzhuyexie and twenty segments of Dengxincao until reduced to eight fen. Take after meals.

Linqiao San (Forsythia Powder)

Linqiao San consists of Linqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Gegen, Huangqin, Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Zhizi, Jiegeng, Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Niubangzi, Gancao, and Mutong (Akebiae Caulis).
It treats conditions where stagnant fluids transform into phlegm and accumulated heat obstructs the upper jiao, resulting in soreness and swelling of the throat, chest discomfort, coughing up phlegm, dry tongue and mouth, without simultaneous exterior and interior syndromes.
Prescription: Linqiao, Gegen, Huangqin, Chishao, Zhizi, Jiegeng, Shengma, Maimendong, Niubangzi, Gancao, Mutong (each 8 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with twenty leaves of Zhuye (Bambusae Folium) until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.

Liangge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder)

Liangge San consists of Fangfeng, Jingjie, Bohe, Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix), Jiegeng, Huanglian, Dahuang, Xuanshen, Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Niubangzi, Beimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), and Zhizi.
It treats soreness and swelling of the throat, severe copious phlegm and saliva, fire in the diaphragm, and constipation with difficulty in defecation.
Prescription: Fangfeng, Jingjie, Jiegeng, Zhizi, Xuanshen, Shigao, Bohe, Huanglian, Tianhuafen, Niubangzi, Beimu, Dahuang (equal parts).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take at any time.

Jinsuo Chi (Golden Lock Key)

Jinsuo Chi consists of Yanxiao (Natrii Nitras), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Piannao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Xionghuang (Realgar), and Pengsha (Borax).
It treats Houbi (closure of the throat), Chanhoufeng (throat wind winding around), copious phlegm and saliva blocking the airway, trismus (lockjaw), and inability to swallow liquids.
Prescription: Yanxiao (1 liang 5 qian), Pengsha (5 qian), Piannao (1 zi), Baijiangcan (1 qian), Xionghuang (2 qian).
Grind each herb separately into fine powder, mix evenly, and blow into the affected area using a bamboo tube so that phlegm and saliva are expelled. If phlegm is expelled but swelling and pain persist, urgently puncture the affected area to release bad blood, and administer the previous decoctions.

Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction)

Lizhong Tang consists of four herbs: Gancao, Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma).
It treats insufficient middle qi with deficiency fire attacking upward, causing dryness and pain in the throat, difficulty in swallowing, weak spleen and stomach function, poor appetite, vomiting, and dull abdominal pain.
Prescription: Renshen (1 qian), Gancao (stir-fried with honey, 8 fen), Ganjiang (stir-fried until black, 5 fen), Baizhu (2 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.

Tongyou Jian (Walnut Oil Preparation)

Tongyou Jian is used for Houfeng (throat wind) with miraculous effects.
It induces vomiting of stubborn phlegm, clearing it rapidly like frost melting under the sun, bringing back life from death, which is truly admirable.
It treats Houfeng and Houbi, characterized by chest oppression and shortness of breath for two days prior, sudden soreness and swelling of the throat, cold limbs, and blocked qi flow, which can be fatal if not treated promptly. First, take half a bowl of warm water mixed with three to four spoons of Tongyou (Verniciae Oleum), dip a stiff chicken feather into the oil, and probe the throat. Probe four to five times to induce vomiting of phlegm, repeating until the patient regains consciousness and their voice becomes loud. Subsequently, administer Qingyan Lige Tang.

Zhi Hou Wulong San (Treating Throat Black Dragon Powder)

Wulong San contains only one ingredient, effective for chewing in eighteen types of throat wind.
It opens the orifice and benefits the diaphragm with miraculous effect; however, one must distinguish between deficiency fire and excess fire.
Verse:
The eighteen throat winds have different names, yet all stem from one cause.
Descendants should cherish this secret, swearing never to pass it lightly to the world.
Usage: Take seven stalks of Zhuya Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), remove skin and strings, grind into coarse powder. Boil in one zhong of water until reduced to five fen, add three spoons of human milk, and take cold. It will immediately induce vomiting or diarrhea. It is effective for soreness and swelling of the throat, copious phlegm and saliva, Houfeng, Houyong, and Ru'e. However, it is contraindicated for Chanhoufeng and trismus, as the phlegm may rise while the mouth remains closed, leading to blockage with no exit.
It is effective for other cases but contraindicated for chronic sore throat due to long-term illness.

Shenxiao Chuihou San (Divine Effective Throat-Blowing Powder)

Shenxiao Chuihou San consists of Bohe, Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Puxiao, Baifan (Alumen), Huoxiao (Natrii Nitras), Huanglian, and Pengsha.
It is highly effective for Chanhoufeng obstruction, Ru'e, Houbi, Chongshe, and Mushe.
Prescription: Bohe, Jiangcan, Qingdai, Puxiao, Baifan, Huoxiao, Huanglian, Pengsha (each 5 fen).
Grind all herbs into fine powder. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, take seven or eight gallbladders from male pigs, drain the bile, mix with half a small bowl of the powder, refill the gallbladder, tie the neck with thread, wrap externally with blue vat paper. Dig a hole one chi wide and deep, suspend the gallbladder horizontally on a bamboo pole above, cover with boards and seal tightly with mud. Retrieve on the Day of Li Chun (Start of Spring), hang in a ventilated place to dry in the shade, remove gallbladder skin and paper, and store tightly in a porcelain jar. For every liang of powder, add 3 fen of Bingpian (Borneolum) and grind extremely fine. Blow onto the affected area for divine effect.
Verse: This method is indeed divinely inspired, transmitted only for ten thousand taels of gold.

Shaoyin Ganjie Tang (Shaoyin Licorice and Platycodon Decoction)

Jiawei Ganjie Tang (Modified Licorice and Platycodon Decoction) consists of Huangqin, Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Xuanshen, Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shengma, Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), Jiegeng, and Gancao.
It is suitable for Shaoyin channel sore throat, dizziness, with a deep and thin pulse and lingering fever.
Prescription: Jiegeng (2 qian), Gancao (1 qian), Chenpi, Chuanxiong, Huangqin, Chaihu, Xuanshen (each 6 fen), Qianghuo, Shengma (each 4 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with one stalk of Congbai until reduced to eight fen. Take at any time.

Qinyin Qinhuawan (Clear Voice Lozenge)

Qinyin Qinhuawan consists of Hezi (Terminalia Chebulae Fructus), Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix), Maimendong, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Renshen, Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shengdi, Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Wumei (Mume Fructus), Renru (Human Milk), Niu ru (Bovis Lac), and Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix).
It treats injured lung qi causing hoarseness, or hoarseness due to chronic cough damaging the voice.
Prescription: Hezi, Zhen Ejiao, Tianmendong (stir-fried with salt water), Zhimu (each 5 qian); Maimendong (de-heartless), Fuling, Huangbai (stir-fried with honey), Danggui, Shengdi, Shudi (each 1 liang); Renshen (3 qian); Wumei meat (15 pieces); Renru, Niu ru, Lizhi (Pear Juice) (each one bowl, boiled together into a thick paste).
Grind into fine powder, mix with the paste, add refined honey, and pound into pills the size of a cockspur grain. Hold one pill in the mouth to dissolve slowly. Use three pills daily. If made into smaller pills, take 1 qian per dose, washed down with Hezi decoction or radish soup for efficacy.

Treatment for Sudden Loss of Voice

Formula for Sudden Loss of Voice consists of Zhu Banyou (Porcine Back Fat) and Baimi (White Honey).
Slowly boil until it becomes a thick paste. Take three teaspoons daily without worry.
Usage: Melt one jin of male pig back fat in a pot, filter out residues, add one jin of white honey, refine briefly, filter through silk cloth, and cool in a porcelain vessel to form a paste. Take one teaspoon occasionally. The voice will gradually clear. It can also be taken regularly when healthy to moisten the lungs.

Qinhuawan (Lozenge)

Qinhuawan consists of Baifen (Alumen), Pengsha, Yazao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus), Xionghuang, Danfan (Chalcanthite), and Zaorou (Jujube Flesh).
It is the premier formula for Meiheqi (plum-pit qi), where phlegm and qi knot in the throat, unable to be swallowed or expectorated, feeling like grass scratching and itching; new cases involve acid regurgitation, while chronic cases lead to obstruction.
Prescription: Danfan, Pengsha, Mingfan (Alumen), Yazao, Xionghuang (equal parts ground into powder).
Boil red dates until soft, take the flesh, and form pills the size of an euryale seed. Hold one pill in the mouth on an empty stomach, followed by a cup of warm yellow wine. Internally, administer Suzi Jiangqi Tang.

Suzi Jiangqi Tang (Perilla Seed Descending Qi Decoction)

Suzi Jiangqi Tang consists of Suzi (Perillae Fructus), Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Chenpi, Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Guanzi Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Gancao, and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens).
It treats deficiency fire attacking upward, failure of qi to ascend and descend, resulting in throat obstruction and copious phlegm.
Prescription: Suzi (1.5 qian), Nongpo, Chenpi, Banxia, Qianhu, Guanzi Gui (each 1 qian), Gancao (5 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with three slices of Shengjiang until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.

Bingpeng San (Ice and Borax Powder)

Bingpeng San is truly praiseworthy, consisting of Xuanmingfen (Mirabilite), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Pengsha, and Bingpian.
It treats new and chronic soreness and swelling of the throat and teeth, as well as hoarseness and pain due to chronic cough and phlegm-fire.
Prescription: Bingpian (5 fen), Zhusha (6 fen), Xuanmingfen (see preparation note in last volume), Pengsha (each 5 qian).
Grind into extremely fine powder and blow or apply to the affected area. For severe cases, apply five to six times daily for best effect.